There is such a thing as 'bowing out gracefully' and 'taking it like a man' that former Today co-host Jenna Wolfe obviously isn't familiar with, if recent reports are anything to go by.

After being 'kicked to the curb' from her Sunday gig and being replaced by Erica Hill, NBC bosses had to haul Miss Wolfe in after the weekend's Today show and reprimand her for her obviously frosty and childish behavior towards her replacement.

Ms Wolfe is said to be 'extremely upset' after she was relegated from co-host to the weekend's news reader, something she sees as a 'huge step backwards' in her career.

'Curried': Jenna Wolfe, pictured as co-host with Lester Holt in September, has been replaced by Erica Hill

A Today show insider told RadarOnline:'Jenna's on air antics on Saturday towards Erica Hill, who took her job,
were extremely unprofessional. Jenna was obviously very upset that
Erica replaced her as the co-anchor.

'Jenna had been the co-anchor on
Sundays, and she has now been essentially demoted to just reading the
news.

'On Erica's first day on the air last Saturday, Jenna didn't
welcome her to the TODAY family, as everyone else had done.

'When Jenna appeared on camera with Erica, she was crossing her arms and
just looked genuinely angry, which is not what viewers tune in to see!

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'Jenna was pulled aside after the show on Saturday and told to knock it
off. Jenna didn't come across as hostile on Sunday, but things are still
very tense with her towards the rest of the cast and crew of the show.'

Erica Hill quickly assumed her place
on the couch beside Lester Holt last weekend and NBC were immediately
flooded with complaints in the same vein as when Ann Curry was
unceremoniously ousted from her job as co-host alongside Matt Lauer.

Though Jenna may be acting
unprofessionally by letting her feelings be known on air, if recent
reports are true, Erica has taken the opposite stance.

New anchor: Hot on the heels of Ann Curry being ditched from the weekday morning show, Ms Wolfe was replaced by Erica Hill, left, who assumed the anchor desk next to Lester Holt, right, for the first time yesterday

'She has gone out of her way to be nice to Jenna. Erica is a very warm and easygoing person, and Jenna is extremely competitive.

'Erica has been warmly received by
everyone on the cast and crew. It's not surprising to anyone that Jenna
is being so hostile towards Erica.

'Lester Holt is relieved that Erica is
his new co-host because he felt that Jenna, who is a fitness buff, was
constantly pushing to do on air exercise segments in which she
essentially kicked his ass.

'There is just none of that with
Erica; she is just down to earth, and she is a team player. Jenna would
be wise to recognize her actions are only hurting her.'

A show insider told RadarOnline last
week of the decision: 'After NBC confirmed last week that Erica had been hired as the
new co-host, Jenna was told she was being moved to being the news
anchor.'

'This
is a huge step backwards for Jenna, and she is obviously extremely
upset about it. Jenna doesn't understand why she was essentially kicked
to the curb.

'(She) doesn't harbor any bad feelings towards Erica, but she is upset with how the network has treated her.'

Hundreds of fans took to the Today show's Facebook page over the weekend, lambasting the station's decision to bump Ms Wolfe.

Hit: Ms Hill, right, a former CBS This Morning anchor, was 'an immediate hit' with the Today show's producers

Many claimed it mirrored Ms Curry's unpopular departure in the summer, with one user coining the term 'curried' as a verb for being demoted by the channel.

Linda Jurevic wrote: 'When Ann got
'curried' I switched to CBS morning- a delightful change. Perhaps I will
have to try GMA for a Sunday edition now. It's not that we can't accept
change, it's just that we don't like to watch uncomfortable and awkward
endings. Perhaps manners are outdated now....'

Done it again: Many claimed the switch mirrored the unpopular departure of Ann Curry, pictured, in June

Another viewer commented: 'First Ann Curry, now Jenna Wolfe getting the short end of the stick.'

The program's Twitter page was also targeted by unimpressed punters.

Last week, the bumped anchor expressed her disappointment at the shuffle, tweeting that she was staying with the show because there was 'more to be done here,' but adding 'Mom once said change is good, but I think she meant my diaper.'

And many thought she looked unhappy in her new role over the weekend.

'I felt so bad for Jenna, looking very uncomfortable,' one viewer commented. 'It's like seeing Ann Curry all over again.'

Toeing the station line on Sunday, after being quizzed about the audience backlash, Ms Wolfe said she was still 'very much a 'Today' show anchor' and added that 'our 'Today' family got stronger this weekend with the addition of Erica to our team.'

Meanwhile, Ms Hill, a former CBS This Morning anchor, was 'an immediate hit' with the show's producers, RadarOnline reported.

'Erica is being embraced by everyone, and the crew respects her tremendously,' the website's source said.

'Erica is a true professional and one thing that makes her an amazing journalist is that she works with her producers and welcomes feedback. She just brings out the best in people naturally.'

HOW DO RIVALS JENNA WOLFE AND ERICA HILL SHAPE UP?

Jenna Wolfe

Age: 38

CV: Started at the Today show in 2007 after three years as sports anchor on WABC's Eyewitness News in New York

Martial status: Single, no kids. Wolfe was rumoured to be having an affair with Today host Matt Lauer in 2010 but both parties vehemently denied this

Erica Hill

Age: 36

CV: Co-host of CBS's morning shows 'The Early Show' then 'This Morning' since 2008. Prior to that, Hill worked at CNN and was credited with 'humanising' Anderson Cooper when she was on his CNN program